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| Baton rounds fired at 75-year-old | Baton rounds fired at 75-year-old |
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| A 75-year-old man has been shot twice by police using baton rounds in east Belfast. | |
| The pensioner was armed with what appeared to be a revolver in the incident in the Ballybeen area of Dundonald at about 0200 GMT on Sunday. | The pensioner was armed with what appeared to be a revolver in the incident in the Ballybeen area of Dundonald at about 0200 GMT on Sunday. |
| He had called police in an agitated state, telling them he was armed. After being discharged from hospital, he was arrested and is being held in custody. | He had called police in an agitated state, telling them he was armed. After being discharged from hospital, he was arrested and is being held in custody. |
| A firearm or replica weapon has been sent for tests. | |
| The Police Ombudsman has appealed for information. | |
| Forensics tests have been carried out at the scene at Enler Park Central, and investigators from the Police Ombudsman's office have been conducting house-to-house enquiries. | Forensics tests have been carried out at the scene at Enler Park Central, and investigators from the Police Ombudsman's office have been conducting house-to-house enquiries. |
| A PSNI spokesman said officers had treated the call-out as "a firearms incident". | A PSNI spokesman said officers had treated the call-out as "a firearms incident". |
| The police's recently-formed Armed Response Vehicle Unit was deployed to the scene. | The police's recently-formed Armed Response Vehicle Unit was deployed to the scene. |
| It was the first time that a firearm was discharged by the unit since its formation last month. | It was the first time that a firearm was discharged by the unit since its formation last month. |